The Poetic Voices of John Gower: Politics and Personae in the Confessio Amantis

by Matthew W. Irvin

Gower's use of the persona, the figure of the writer implicated in the text, is the main theme of this book. While it traces the development of Gower's voice through his major works, it concentrates on the dialogue of Amans and Genius in the Confessio Amantis. It argues that Gower negotiates problems of politics and problems of love by means of an analogy between political ethics and the rules of fin amour; Amans and Genius are both drawn from and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843843390
• ISBN13: 9781843843399
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"